Second Astronaut Flight Scheduled By U S June 20 Sub Orbital Test
The United States plans to orbit an unmanned Project Mercury capsule around June 12 and perform a second suborbital flight on June 20 from Cape Canaveral. The piloted suborbital flight would use a Redstone booster with either John Glenn Jr or Virgil Grissom at the controls, emulating Alan Shepard Jr.'s May 5 run.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
Yuri A. Gagarin
Soviet Union
Atlantic
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Shepard
John H. Glenn Jr
Virgil I. Grissom
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Davis Quartet Singer Under Civil Service Probe
Baton Rouge AP confirms the Louisiana Civil Service Commission is investigating Jack Lee Mainord, a singer in Gov. Jimmie Davis' campaign quartet, who is listed as an insurance rate supervisor earning 320 dollars monthly. The Plainsmen members Charles Goodman Thurman Bunch and Howard Welborn also hold state jobs, with Welborn confirmed as Wingate casualty and safety director, while Wingate himself reportedly earns 15 000 dollars yearly as a full time Haliburton engineer in Baton Rouge.
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Baton Rouge
W. W. McDougall
Louisiana Civil Service Commission
Jack Lee Mainord
Jimmie Davis
Mainord
Louisiana Insurance Commission
Baton Rouge State Times
Davis
Plainsmen
Charles Goodman
Thurman Bunch
Louisiana Strawberry and Advertising Commission
Howard Welborn
Louisiana Sweet Potato Advertising and Development Commission
Wingate
Civil Service
Mainard
State Times
Haliburton Oil Well Cementing Co
Halliburton
Griffin Dean
Navy Helicopter Sets World Speed Record
The Navy announced a world speed record for helicopters at 192.9 mph. A twin-turbine Sikorsky helicopter set the mark Wednesday at Bradley Field Windsor Locks Conn, surpassing the former Soviet record of 18.4 mph set November 1 1959.
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Washington
Navy
Bradley Field
Windsor Locks
Conn
Marathon Session Sets Stage For State Budget Vote
Gov. Jimmie H. Davis’ general appropriations bill faces action in the House after a marathon session that stretched to 9:50 p.m. Wednesday. Lawmakers, tied up by last minute measures and a large backlog, approved adding over 900 000 to the 513 million proposal while plans for a special mansion appropriation were dropped. The Appropriations Committee met amid a flood of routine bills as both chambers kept night sessions.
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Baton Rouge
Jimmie H. Davis
House
Davis
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
George Tessier
New Orleans
Risley Triche
House Affairs Committee
Tessier
Ed Reed
Senior Member of Police Jury Dies Rites Set
Clarence Albert Kincaid, 72, longtime Ouachita parish police jury member with 34 years of service, died today. Funeral at 4 p.m. Friday at New Light Baptist Church with interment in church cemetery. He was a lifelong resident, retired farmer and cattleman, and a former ward 4 representative elected in 1928. Body lies in state at Route 2 Prairie Road residence until services.
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Clarence Albert Kincaid
Ouachita Parish
New Light Baptist Church
Grover Smith
Connie Ward
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Route 2
Prairie Road
Monroe
Kincaid
Expect Showers Today in Northeast Louisiana
A few scattered showers were expected in northeast Louisiana through Friday with warm temperatures. Highs near 86, lows around 64. Wednesday’s high reached 88 with a 59 low and no rain reported.
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Louisiana
Farm placement official attends Baton Rouge training seminar
John P. Robinson, employment security interviewer for the Monroe Employment Service, attended a farm placement training seminar in Baton Rouge. Employment Office Manager C. T. Baird identifies Robinson as the farm placement representative for Franklin Parish.
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John P. Robinson
Monroe
Warren McGee To Be Installed West Monroe Lions Club President
Warren McGee is slated to be installed as president of the West Monroe Lions Club at ceremonies set tonight. Details appear on CHIT-CHAT page 2a.
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Warren McGee
West Monroe Lions Club
Freedom Riders Disband After Urging Marry In Tactics
In New Orleans a group of freedom riders disbanded after Rev. B. Elton Cox urged renewed efforts to end segregation including marry-ins, sit-ins, and cemetery burials. The mass rally honored CORE riders, referenced threats to a church, and noted the desegregation ruling anniversary with no violence.
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New Orleans
Freedom Riders
B. Elton Cox
High Point
N. C
Cox
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Alabama
Courtsuity Line
seTred Tech
U.S. Supreme Court
New Zion Baptist Church
Joseph Giarrusso
Kennedy tax changes opposed by NAM executive
President Kennedy proposed major tax changes faced opposition from Charles R. Sligh Jr of the National Association of Manufacturers. The Senate Banking Committee approved a $4.99 billion housing bill embracing Kennedy proposals and extending them. The space agency selected Radio Corp of America to build the first active communications satellite for a late next year launch. A Navy twin jet fighter crashed at White Sands NM, killing the crew. Kennedy returned to Washington after a productive Canada trip.
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Washington
Kennedy
Charles R. Sligh Jr
National Association of Manufacturers
Senate Banking Committee
Space Agency
Radio Corp. of America Today
Kefauver accuses GE and Westinghouse of price copying
Senator Estes Kefauver charged General Electric and Westinghouse Electric with secretly matching each other’s prices for heavy electrical equipment, signaling a probe into potential collusion.
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Washington
UPI
Prof Wins Court Okay To Educate Own Children
Princeton University professor Daniel S. Trifan and his wife win court approval to educate their three talented children at home rather than sending them to public school. Magistrate A C Reeves Hicks finds the home education equivalent in the academic sense and notes no evidence of exploitation or maladjustment. The children ages 11, 9, and 7 study violin and piano via correspondence courses.
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Dutch Neck
N. J
Princeton University
Daniel S. Trifan
A. C. Reeves Hicks
Maseer
Daniel
Richard
Hicks
Trijans
West Windsor Township
India’s 5 Year Plan Discussed By Johnson Nehru
In New Delhi Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Prime Minister Nehru discussed India’s multibillion-dollar five year plan. Johnson delivered a personal Kennedy letter and described the talks as warm and friendly about planning progress and development.
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New Delhi
India
Lyndon B. Johnson
Nehru
United States
U.S
Kennedy
Johnson
Thailand
India Joins West Against Red Laos Plan
India’s defense minister Krishna Menon attacked Soviet veto rules at the Laos peace conference. He urged withdrawal of foreign elements including Vietminh and U S advisers, as Western delegates planned a united blast at the veto provision. Rusk warned U S advisers would depart if North Vietnamese forces stay.
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India
Laos
Geneva
V. K. Krishna Menon
Andrei A. Gromyko
Communist Bloc
Menon
Vietminh
Local Man Given Term In State Prison
Judge Jesse Heard sentences 24 year old William Howard Lott of West Monroe to four years in Angola for simple burglary. The term runs concurrent with probation after the April 14 Trichel Texaco burglary in Monroe. Lott’s address is 20114 Remus Street West Monroe. Trial for Flavis D. Hollis was continued to September 29 for possible DUI charges.
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Jesse Heard
West Monroe
William Howard Lott
Angola
Fourth District
Lott
Remus Street
Heard
Flavis D. Hollis
Route 2
Rocky Branch
Farmerville
Catholic bishops praise Kennedy's achievements and conduct
A Roman Catholic spokesman says bishops are proud of President Kennedy and his achievements and general conduct. The remark reflects church support during Kennedy's presidency and public life.
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New York
Kennedy
Hts
Coup official Chang cabinet quits in Korea
Premier John M. Chang and his cabinet resign as a military revolt takes charge in Seoul. Lt. Gen. Chang Do-young leads the uprising with a 30-man committee to govern, naming Gen. Chang as head and Maj. Gen. Pak Chung-hi as No 2 man amid a push against corruption poverty and communism.
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Seoul
Korea
John M. Chang
South Korea
Chang Do-young
Chang
Pak Chung-hi
Kim Chong-oh
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Area Solons Move 11 Bills In Legislature
Northeast Louisiana legislators handled 11 bills in a Baton Rouge session extending to last night. Proposals include pensions for state police retirees, optometry board fee changes, a Sam Massey suit against highways, higher deputy registrar pay in Morehouse parish, and authorizations for Caldwell parish residents to sue the department of highways.
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Baton Rouge
Northeast Louisiana
Long
Department of State Police
Adcock
Board of Optometry
Sam Massey
State Department of Highways
Carpenter
Floyd
Robert Lee Robinson Sr
Caldwell Parish
Department of Highways
Willie Colleen Helton
Caldwell Pary
Daniel T
Five Soviet Generals Die in Aviation Catastrophe
London AP report cites Tass as saying five high ranking Soviet officers died in an aviation catastrophe. Identified were Gen. Vladimir Y. Kolpakehi Col. Gen. S N Perevertkin Lt Gen V Goffe Maj Gen A P Morozov and Col V V Khikh lovsky.
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London
Tass
Vladimir Y. Kolpakehi
S. N. Perevertkin
V. [. Goffe
A. P. Morozov
V. V. Khikhlovsky
Raleigh Bans Ice Cream Trucks in Residential Areas
Raleigh City Council votes six to one to ban ice cream trucks from residential zones. Local children protest, calling the move unfair as they cite risks and missed treats, with 11 year old Linda Poole and others voicing frustration at the ruling. Pokemon
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Raleigh
N.C
UPI
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
Linda Poole
Linda
Debbie Hall
Debbie
Michael Brown
Cox Ave
Michael
Danger to Democracy in Hemisphere
Kennedy and Diefenbaker warn Castro dictatorship in Cuba threatens Latin America while pledging united Western Hemisphere efforts. They call for stronger economic progress social reform and a move away from dictatorship with emphasis on peace stability in Southeast Asia.
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Hemisphere
Ottawa
Ont
Kennedy
John G. Diefenbaker
Cuba
Latin America
Washington
U.S
Laos
Southeast Asia
North Atlantic
Free World
Canada
Organization of American States
Diefenbaker
Three Former Bank Officials Indicted in Misuse of Funds
A federal grand jury indicted James R. Freeling John J. Houlihan and Martin Legere for misapplying 1 562 million dollars from Capitol Hill Bank of Oklahoma City Examiners noted the bank failure on July 20 and its later reopening under new management Freeling allegedly moved 1 562 million into Legere s Grand Bahama Bank account where Legere was president Houlihan chaired the bank s board
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New York
Capitol Hill Bank
Oklahoma City
Okla
James R. Freeling
Southwest
John J. Houlihan
Inwood Road
Dallas
Tex
Martin Legere
Caliente Drive
Jacksonville
Fla
U.S
U.S. Atty
Robert M. Morgenthau
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Morgenthau
Stephen 2. Kaufman
David R. Hyde
Freeling
Legere
Grand Bahama Bank & Trust Co
Hanover Bank
New York City
Kaufman
Grand Bahama Bank
Freeport
Grand Bahama
Houlihan
Deluxe Tappan gas range for sale
Like new Deluxe Tappan gas range offered for $100. Contact 402 Austin at W.M. FA 2-544 for details and viewing.
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Tappan
Austin
W.M
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